For the DIYers
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@Dashrender said:
@Minion-Queen said:
@Dashrender just more visits into the house to get warm.
That's a double entendre if I've ever heard one
Was wondering if anyone would catch that one
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@Dashrender said:
@Minion-Queen said:
@Dashrender Yeah pretty much. He did that and remodeling for years. But it sucks in the winter months.
If that was a primary source of income, wouldn't it make sense to install a propane heater in the garage?
Actually, I have a complete woodshop, aside from the garage. The main issue is with things like open-flame heat sources and sawdust...
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@art_of_shred said:
@Dashrender said:
@Minion-Queen said:
@Dashrender Yeah pretty much. He did that and remodeling for years. But it sucks in the winter months.
If that was a primary source of income, wouldn't it make sense to install a propane heater in the garage?
Actually, I have a complete woodshop, aside from the garage. The main issue is with things like open-flame heat sources and sawdust...
Enclosed room and radiant heaters are how my uncle (the aforementioned woodworker) solved that issue. They make these really cool forced hot air heaters that are basically just a big thermal sink with a fan on it. Hot water comes in one side and then much cooler water goes out the other. Not as efficient as normal heat but much safer then an open flame pilot.
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A farmer friend of mine build a fairly large wood burning stove on the outside of his garage/barn (1200 sf 25 ft ceiling) and uses force air to heat the building - it's amazing how warm it can get.
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I'm just not out there enough to justify the cost to put in heat and then to keep it heated. If I were heating it up and letting it cool off at night, think of what that does to raw wood. It's so much simpler to say screw it, I don't do much in the winter months. I stay inside where it's warm.
